Tunable far infrared methyl fluoride laser using transverse optical pumping
- 1 October 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 25 (7), 394-396
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1655522
Abstract
Some severe limitations of optically pumped superradiant FIR lasers (700‐MHz linewidth, ragged pulse shape) may be overcome by using transverse optical pumping (TOP). Strong (∼500 W) lines have been produced in CH3F with linewidth <30 MHz, and cavity tuning has been achieved over a range of 460 MHz at 496 μm. Prospects for extending the tuning range and increasing the power are considered.Keywords
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